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The 2025 RUSH Mentoring Programs 11th Annual Symposium was held on Sept. 25, 2025.
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2025 RMP 11th Annual Symposium Program
Podium Presentations
Format: In person
Time: Noon-3:15 p.m.
Location: Searle Conference Center (Brainard, 5th Floor of Professional Building)
Poster Session & Reception
Format: In Person
Time: 3:15-5:00 p.m.
Location: Searle Conference Center (Billings/Herrick, 5th Floor of Professional Building)
Virtual Poster Session
Time: From Sept. 25 at 3:15 p.m. to Sept. 26 at 5:00 p.m.
Location: VoiceThread (asynchronous)
If you have any questions about the symposium, email us at mentoringprograms@rush.edu.
Agenda
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 - 12:05 p.m. | Introductory Remarks | Amarjit S. Virdi, PhD Director, Rush Mentoring Programs Office of Faculty Affairs Rush University |
| 12:05 - 12:35 p.m. | Keynote Speaker | Julie Anne Hoff, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN Provost and Senior Vice President Robert C. and Naomi T. Borwell Presidential Professor Rush University |
2025 Cohn Fellow Presentations | ||
| 12:35 - 12:50 p.m. | Characterizing the roles of T cells and other inflammatory sources in intervertebral disc tissues of patients with low back pain | Ana V. Chee, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush Medical College |
| 12:50 - 1:05 p.m. | Multiscale investigation of proximal femur shape and cam deformity tissue properties in cam-type FAI | Catherine Yuh, PhD Instructor Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush Medical College |
| 1:05 - 1:20 p.m. | Stress among Korean-American ADRD Home Care Workers: A Wearable Technology Approach | Hyejin Kim, PhD, RN Assistant Professor Department of Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing College of Nursing |
| 1:20 - 1:35 p.m. | Role of M2 macrophage polarization during HIV/SIV cART cessation | Jeffrey Schneider, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Microbial Pathogens and Immunity Rush Medical College |
| 1:35 - 1:50 p.m. | The influence of surgical resection on hip joint contact mechanics in cam type FAI | Steven P. Mell, PhD Instructor Department of Orthopedic Surgery Rush Medical College |
| 1:50 - 2:05 p.m. | Award Announcements | |
| 2:05 - 2:15 p.m. | BREAK | |
2025 Abstract Winner Presentations | ||
| 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. | Genomic Diversity of Global Colonizing Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia Coli (MDRE) Isolates Across Multiple High-Prevalence Resource-Limited Settings | Ahmed Babiker, MBBS, MSc, FIDSA Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases Rush Medical College |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Deep Brain Stimulation of the Subthalamic Nucleus Engages Basal Ganglia Structures in a Rat Model of Early Parkinson’s Disease. | Alana Kirby, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Neurological Sciences Rush Medical College |
| 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. | The MIND Diet Association with Lower Microglial Inflammation in the Hippocampus: A Community-Based Neuropathologic Study | Puja Agarwal, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Internal Medicine Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center Rush Medical College |
| 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. | TNFα-Triggered Bone Marrow Alterations Fuel CKD Progression | Alexis Paulina Jimenez-Uribe, DVM, MS, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Internal Medicine Rush Medical College |
| Poster and Networking Reception – In Person (Billings/Herrick) From 3:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | ||
| Virtual Poster Session - VoiceThread (Asynchronous) From September 25th at 3:15 p.m. to September 26th at 5:00 p.m. | ||